The FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship is an international men's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 1989 in Italy. It was not held between 1993 and 2008, but since 2009, the competition has been held every year, and has been hosted by Qatar and Brazil except in 2017 and 2018 where both hosted by Poland.
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship | |
 Official logo | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| First season | 1989 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | FIVB members |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Sir Sicoma Perugia (2023) |
| Most titles | Trentino (5 titles) |
| Streaming partner(s) | Volleyball TV |
The current champions are Italy's Sir Sicoma Perugia, who defeated Brazil's Itambé Minas (3–0) in the final of the 2023 and won their second title of the competition.[1] Italian teams have been the most successful, with twelve titles, and in all editions but 2015, at least one Italian team take part in the event.
Results summary edit
Results by confederation edit
| Confederation | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEV | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
| CSV | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| AVC | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| CAVB | — | — | — | — |
| NORCECA | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
- As of 10 December 2023
Format edit
The competition formula of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship has been constantly changed to fit the different number of teams that participate in each edition.
In general, the format of the tournament involves eight teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about one week; the winners of that year's AVC Club Volleyball Championship (Asia), African Clubs Championship (Africa), South American Volleyball Club Championship (South America) and CEV Champions League (Europe), along with the host city's team and a nominated team from North America. The number of teams is increased through wild card invitees.
Starting from 2024, the qualification for the Club World Championships will be as follows: two places per continent for Europe, Asia, and South America; one place for Africa; and finally, a club from the host nation will be granted a place. This change aims to ensure the fair representation from different continents and provides an opportunity for the host country to participate in the tournament.[2]
| Slots | Qualified as |
|---|---|
| 1 | Host club |
| 2 | CEV Champions League - Winner |
| CEV Champions League - Runner-up | |
| 2 | CSV Club Championship - Winner |
| CSV Club Championship - Runner-up | |
| 2 | AVC Club Championship - Winner |
| AVC Club Championship - Runner-up | |
| 1 | CAVB Club Championship - Winner |
| Total: 8 | |
Prize Money edit
The total prize money for the tournament is over USD$350,000.[3]
Medals summary edit
Medal table by club edit
| Rank | Club | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trentino | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Sada Cruzeiro | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Gonzaga Milano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sir Safety Perugia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Lube Civitanova | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Zenit Kazan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Parma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Belogorie Belgorod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Porto Ravenna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Skra Bełchatów | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Banespa São Paulo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Al Rayyan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CSKA Moscow[A] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Itambé Minas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jastrzębski Węgiel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Treviso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  UPCN San Juan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Olympiacos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Paykan Tehran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pirelli Santo André | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Suntory Sunbirds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Medal table by country edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 12 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Brazil | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
- As of 10 December 2023
Most valuable player by edition edit
- 1989 – None
- 1990 –
Claudio Galli (Gonzaga Milano) - 1991 –
Karch Kiraly (Porto Ravenna) - 1992 – Lorenzo Bernardi (Treviso)
- 2009 –
Matey Kaziyski (Trentino) - 2010 –
Osmany Juantorena (Trentino) - 2011 – Osmany Juantorena (Trentino)
- 2012 – Osmany Juantorena (Trentino)
- 2013 –
Wallace de Souza (Sada Cruzeiro) - 2014 –
Dmitry Muserskiy (Belogorie Belgorod) - 2015 – Yoandy Leal (Sada Cruzeiro)
- 2016 – William Arjona (Sada Cruzeiro)[4]
- 2017 – Osmany Juantorena (Lube Civitanova)[5]
- 2018 – Aaron Russell (Trentino)
- 2019 – Bruno Rezende (Lube Civitanova)
- 2021 – Miguel Ángel López (Sada Cruzeiro)
- 2022 – Simone Giannelli (Sir Safety Perugia)
- 2023 –
Oleh Plotnytskyi (Sir Sicoma Perugia)
See also edit
- Men's
- African Clubs Championship
- Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
- CEV Champions League
- CEV Challenge Cup
- CEV Cup
- Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
- Women's
Notes edit
- ^ FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948-1991) and CIS (1992).
References edit
- ^ "MVP Plotnytskyi guides Perugia to their second world title". Volleyball World. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "FIVB Board of Administration approves key proposals from FIVB Commissions and Councils". www.fivb.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "For the first time ever, the Volleyball Club World Championships are coming to India!". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "Setter William Arjona the brightest star of Club World Champs dream team". FIVB.org. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Juantorena makes comeback for 4th MVP award". FIVB.org. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.